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ons.
Quentin Keynes Pot Pourri
Return to the Jungle
Like Mr. Keynes, who recently took you vicariously into Africa, this column will take you on almost as equally an unusual trip, closer to home our own everyday jungle .. . Ready? Lights-
Gazing skyward we spot in the top of a tall tree on front campus a Har- per, of the Garlanded species. W e are given a momentary scare when it suddenly falls from tne tree onto tile ground. But one of our guides, The D. B. Hunter, tells us this is a com- mon occurance, and he proceeds to
point out a small chimney Swift being hotly pursued by a large, colorful Bert. The Bert, we learn, has the common characteristic of swooping
down and cutting others.
Rounding Jett we find a cute Chick- en, pecking around at the parking lot. From behind the green shed comes a large Whooping Cline with extremely large feet, calling "Ankh, ankha, ankh," and scaring the Chick- en. Our interest is diverted, for perch- ed on a Randolph windowsill is a
Pert screeching, "Ohwcaull . . . Ohw- caull ... Ohwcaull." Close by the forest stands a very quiet but impres- sive bird, the Wood-Sprunted Thrush. But the most awsome awesome bird of all is the Big Owl that sits on '.1 third-Jett roost.
Inside the buildings we see a few domestic animals: nestled on a bed, sleeping as usual, is a Cheshire cat. A sneaky Mouse creeps around, snick- ering and eating cheese. T wo dogs chase each other. A hoarse Barker chases Spot around, and a small Kid
runs after, yelling, "See Spot run ... Run, Spot, run!"
There is an unusual-looking Ziggy, scratching his head and anything else he can think of. Another Beast is running around and grabbing anyone in sight. Next we come upon two extraordinary Poohs, one sleeping and
the other sitting on a bench. We find a Pink Prather about to pounce on a Bimbo that is preoccupied with
peanuts. And grazing on the lower field-a Push-Me-Pully.
Wrapping up our tour, we find in
a tank in the Biology lab an Eel, long
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February 29, 1968
Goldwater
THE METEOR
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Barry Goldwater, 1964 Republican
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nominee for President, spoke at the Washington and Lee campus in Lex- ington, Virginia, on Friday, February 9th. He is one of six Republicans who came to W&L to speak for the pro-
"What's New Pachyderm," in
a preliminary speech series given be-
fore the University holds its 1968 Re-
publican Mock Convention in the •
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The Arizona conservative dealt
heavily in his speech with the Repub- chances in November against LBJ. He felt strongly that the Repub- could gain control of Congress
this next election, but was some- uncertain about the Presidency. By reading excerpts from the civil sections of the 1960 and 1964 Republican platforms, he sought to show that there was actually no diE- between them. His object was try to dissolve some of the miscon- images that people developed this platform. The 1964 platform sometimes called the "Goldwater
tfnrm ." Goldwater declared this unfair because the party regulars
out the platfoun and, he said, the candidate does not accept it,
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REPUBLICANS
Who is your preference to win the
· H. Primary?
NIXON __________ 57%
DEMOCRA TS
Who is your preference to win the came down, while Mr. Moore felt
ROCKEFELLER_____ 13% ROMNEY___________ 10%
OPINION ---------------- 7% Who do you think will win the N.
Primary?
NIXON____________ 64% ROCKEFELLER_____ 16%
ROMNEY___________ 11% ALD RE4GAN___________ 9%
ROBERT KENNEDY__________ 19% geous stops, and Rice Matthews dis- and slimy, thrashing through the
MISS VALENTINE OF VES
MISS JUDY JONES, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Sponsored by Royall Brown
he is no longer the nominee." Goldwater dug into President John-
cepting Federal aid to education.
The Senator received a standing
son's government policies. In one in- ovation and many rounds of applause.
Lanny Buchanan, Dyke Messinger, the Federal government maneuvers Jimmy Roediger, Mr. Nat Jobe and
stance he described ways in which state and local governments into ac-
Mr. James Hopkins attended.
RANKING SCHOLARS THIRD GRADING PERIOD SENIORS
S Picks Nixon inN. H. Primary
March 12, 1968, the opening of the New Hampshire primary, is the day the presidential campaign of 1968 officially gets under way. This ballot- in which both Democrats and Republicans are being contested, will offer first concrete clues as to whom the convention will select as candidates this
Republicans, who feel they have a great chance of taking the White this year, are in an interesting contest in the Granite state. Actively in the snow are Richard Nixon, who is presently the GOP front run-
' and Gov. George Romney of Michigan, who is trailing in the Gallup polls. Rockefeller, governor of New York, is seen to have a very good chance win a write-in vote, though he is actively supporting Romney and has said no longer desires the presidency. Gov. Ronald Reagan of California is one
may also get some write-in support.
On the other hand, in the Democratic camp, it seems to be nearly a one-
race. President Johnson, though not on the ballot, should prove a deci- write-in winner. Campaigning against the president, is Minnesota's Sena- Eugene McCarthy, who is opposed to our present war policy. His chances a large vote seem slim. Robert F. Kennedy, who has recently said he will
run, could be a close second to LBJ.
A month before this primary the METEOR sampled VES opinion on the pri-
with four questions, and the results were as follows:
L anny Buchanan Landon Lane
Barry Jones Ted Partrick Harry Alverson Dale Hamrick
N. H. Primary?
LYNDON JOHNSON__________ 26%
had to fall at least once each time he more inclined just to stay down.
Robert Wise performed some gor-
""~ALD REAGAN___________ 13% GEORGE WALLACE_________ 13% covered the quickest stop to be water. A four-eyed Frog looks up out
EUGENE McCARTHY ________ 12% NO OPINION_________________ 30%
against a pole at the bottom of the slope. Everyone had his wipe-outs,
of the sink. In a white dish we view
the rarest of all-a small, green Nerk
Joe Liles
James Rudolph
Gordon Whitehead Geoff Norwood
Ned Cleland Jed Brown
Lewis Foster John Pope Eddie Barham
JUNIORS
Peter Grover Spots Glazebrook James Hamilton Chris McLendon Frank Johnson
Steve Johnson Franklin Jones Frank Millikan Rick Jones David Bland
Bill Alexander Marvin Barnard
Mike Shannon John Lane Weldon Huske T ommy Speight
SOPHOMORES
Jim Bonner FRESHMEN
Carey Murphy
HOLIDAY (Continued from Pagel, Column 1)
od on the slopes. Mr. Soucek felt be
Who do you think will win the N. some more dramatic than others. It with black spots, squiggling around
H. Primary?
L YNDON JOHNSON__________ 76%
ROBERT KENNEDY---------- 10%
was even rumored that Mr. Goggin challenged the slopes without skies.
The holiday on ice had to end, and VES left the foggy hillside, hoping to return again to the mountain para-
gurgling the sound, "Nerk ... Nerk . . . Nerk."
No, there is no spotted zebra this time. But, nontheless, we leave hav- ing witnessed some rare, and even
peculiar, species.
EUGENE GEORGE
McCARTHY -------- 4% W ALLACE --------- 3%
NO OPINION---------------- 7% dise.
Taylor Putney Dan Thomson William McMillan